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  Consul takes security very seriously. Please responsibly disclose any security vulnerabilities found and we'll handle it quickly.
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      <h1>Consul Security</h1>

      <p>
        We understand that many users place a high level of trust in HashiCorp
        and the tools we build. We apply best practices and focus on security to
        make sure we can maintain the trust of the community.
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      <p>
        We deeply appreciate any effort to disclose vulnerabilities responsibly
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      <p>
        If you would like to report a vulnerability, please see the <a
        href="https://www.hashicorp.com/security.html">HashiCorp security
        page</a>, which has the proper email to communicate with as well as our
        PGP key. Please <strong>do not create an GitHub issue for security
        concerns</strong>.
      </p>

      <p>
        If you are not reporting a security sensitive vulnerability, please open
        an issue on the <a href="https://github.com/hashicorp/consul">Consul
        GitHub repository</a>.
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